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Molecular mechanisms of TMEFF2 action in Prostate Cancer
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The transmembrane protein with epidermal growth factor and two follistatin motifs 2 (TMEFF2) is an evolutionarily conserved type I transmembrane protein expressed in the embryo and limited adult tissues, mainly the brain ...
Relationship of N-glycans to Neuronal Dysfunction
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-07)
N-glycosylation is important in regulating protein activity and serves several vital roles contributing to protein folding, protein assembly, stability, and interactions. Changes in branching of N-glycans are linked to ...
DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN CARDIOLIPIN CONCENTRATION AND ACYL CHAIN COMPOSITION ON MEMBRANE BIOPHYSICAL ORGANIZATION
(East Carolina University, 2018-11-28)
The pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is driven, in part, from impairment in myocardial energy metabolism. There is convincing evidence that myocardial metabolic abnormalities are fundamentally driven by ...
Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms that Contribute to Parkinson’s Disease: Defining the Role of Ca2+ in TG2: α-synuclein Macromolecular Complex Assembly
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)
Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is an allosteric enzyme ubiquitously expressed in human tissue. This versatile enzyme has both Ca2+ -dependent, transamidase and GTPase activities. TG2's Ca2+ -dependent transamidase activity is ...
The Influence of Diet-Induced Obesity and N-3 Fatty Acids on the Cardiac Mitochondrial Phospholipidome and Respiratory Activity
(East Carolina University, 2017-08-16)
Cardiac mitochondrial phospholipids, notably cardiolipin (CL), regulate inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) organization and protein function, particularly the enzymes associated with respiration. In a range of metabolic ...
Docosahexaenoic acid-derived metabolites target the B-cell driven immune response in obese mice
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-07)
Obesity is associated with an impaired humoral immune response. As B cells mediate the humoral immune response, they are major cellular targets in diet induced obesity models. Several studies have established that B cell ...
The C-terminus of Troponin T Modulates Calcium Regulation of Actin-Myosin Interactions
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)
The highly conserved terminal fourteen C-terminal residues of troponin T play a novel role in the regulation of striated muscle contraction. Elimination of the terminal fourteen residues of the C-terminal region of troponin ...
NMR method for monitoring changes in the core of lipoprotein particles in metabolism and disease
(2017-01-14)
A method is disclosed for measuring the properties of protein and lipoprotein elements in a sample. The method includes the of placing a small volume of a sample into a NMR instrument tuned to measure a particular nucleus, ...
Novel diagnostic and analytical applications of benchtop time-domain NMR.
(East Carolina University, 2015)
High-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful technique, yet practical application outside of the research laboratory has been limited due to the high cost and complexity of the instrumentation. ...